There are some obvious similarities between the Ring of Gyges and the One Ring from The Lord of the Rings: both were golden rings that granted the power of invisibility, both were discovered in ...

You see that in the story of the Ring of Gyges, where the ability to make yourself unseen gives you a tremendous advantage over others. So it's fascinating as a symbol of pure power and how people ...

When given a ring, a shepherd named Gyges becomes invisible and anonymous. Through his invisibility he seduces a queen, kills her king, and takes over the kingdom. The argument is made that the Ring ...

This magic ring which made its wearer invisible was given in ancient Greek mythology to the shepherd Gyges - who promptly used it to seduce the king's wife and take over the kingdom.

If you had unlimited power to do anything you wanted, would you use your power for good or for self-serving interests? This is the question Plato poses in the Ring of Gyges when he narrates the story ...

The story of the ring of Gyges was recounted by Glaucon in Plato’s Republic. Glaucon was trying to make a point. He believed no man was so virtuous that he could resist the temptation to steal, ...

According to a story cited in Plato’s work of political science, “The Republic,” written about 2,400 years ago, Gyges was a shepherd who found a gold ring.

The Ring of Gyges can be seen as the ultimate disruptive technology, a source of technological power that turns a state into a perhaps perpetual global hegemon.